roundupshe'smakin'，an'fora-whileitlookslikehe'sgoin'tosplitthingswideopen。He'sthatcontraryabouthislearnin'，hewontusenothin'butwordsoffoursyllables-wordsthatrunsabouteighttothepound。HecomesintotheNewYorkStorewhereBoggsan'
　　Tuttan'meisassembled，an'，youhearme，son!thatsavanthasuswalkin'inacirkleinaminute。"It'sPeetswhorelievesus。Peetsstrollsupan'engagesthispersoninadebatetouchin'mule-hoofhawgs；thegov'mentsportmaintainin'tharain'tnosuchswinewithhoofslikeamule，becausehe'sneverheardabout'em；an'Peetstakin'theopp'siteviewbecausehe'sdonemetan'eat'etnawholelot。"'Themerefact，'saysPeetstothisscientist，'thatyoumavericksneverknowsofthismule-hoofhawg，cannotbetakenasproofhedoesnotstillrootan'roamtheland。Thar'smorethanoneofyouWashin'tonshorthornswho'schieflyfamedforwhathe'sfailedtoknow。Themule-hoofhawgisafact；an'theignoranceofclosetnaturalistsshallnotprevailag'insthim。Hisbackisarchedlikeagreyhound's，he'saboutthethicknessofabowie-knife，he'sgothoofslikeamule，an'seeshishighestdeevelopmentinthewildsofArkansaw。'"Butspeakin'oflocoweed，it'sonlyo'casionalthatcattleormulesorbroncospartakestharof。WhichImightrepeatforthethirdtimethat，genial，theyeschewsit。Butyou——
　　allneverwillknowhowwiseaanamileistillhetakestomunchin'
　　loco。Oncehe'splumblocoed，hejestdon'tknownothin'；thenitdawnsonyou，bycompar'sonlike，howmuchhesaveysprior。Thechangeshowsplainestinmules；theybein'——thatis，themulenormalan'beforehe'slocoed——thewisestofbeasts。Wise，didIsay？A
　　muleismorethanvalise，he'ssagacious。An'thar'samightysightofdifference。Tobesimplywise，allonehastodoisset'roundan'thinkwisethings，an'mebbysay'em。It'sonlywhenagentgoestrackin''roundan'doeswisethings，youcallshimsagacious。An'
　　mulesdoeswisdom。
　　"Shore!Iadmitsit；I'mfriendlytomules。IftheSouthwesteveronbendsinaintellectualcompetition——whitesbarred——muleswillstandatthehead。Thelistshouldcomeout，mules，coyotes，Injuns，Mexicans，ponies，jackrabbits，sheepherders，an'pra'rydogs，thelasttwobein'shorelyimbecile。
　　"Yes，son；youcanleanupag'insttheintelligenceofamulean'gotosleep。Notbutwhatmuleshasn'ttheirilloosions，sechaswhitemaresan'sim'larreedie'lousinflooences；butthem'sweaknessesofthesperitratherthanofmind。
　　"Whilemulesdon'tnacherallygoscoutin'forloco，an'commonlyavoidssaidweedwhenfound，iftheyeverdoestasteitonce，theyneverquitsitaslongastheylives。It'slikewhiskeytoHugginsan'OldMonte；theappetitesorto'goesintocampwith'eman'
　　takespossession。No；alocoedmuleain'tviciousnorvoylent；it'smorelikethetree-mors——heseesspectaclesthatain'ttharnone。
　　I'vebeheldalocoedmulethata-way，standin'aloneonthelevelplainsinthesun，kickin'an'pitchin'tobeatastraightflush。hethinkshe'ssurroundedbyInjunsorotherhostiles；he'sthatcrazyhedon'tknowgrassfromt'ran'lers。An'theirmem'ry'swipedout；
　　theyforgetstoeatan'starvestodeath。That'sthewaytheydies，onlesssomepartywhogetsworkedupseein''emabout，takesaWinchesteran'pumpsabulletinto'em。
　　"Yes，Peetssaysifagentwastotaketoloadin'uponloco，ordeecoctionstharof，he'dbecomeafflictedbybats，sameascattlean'mules。ButnooneIknowsof，sofarasanynewsofitevercomesgrazin'myway，isthatongyarded。Ineverhearstellindetailofsechacasebutonct，an'that'satalethatOldManEnrightsetsforthoneevenin'intheRedLight。
　　"We-allissettin''roundthefarolayoutatthetime。CherokeeHallisbackofthebox，withFaroNellonthelook-out'sstool，butnobody'sfeelin'playful，an'nomoney'sbein'changedin。It'sonlyaboutfirstdrinktimeintheevenin'，which，asaseason，isprematoorforfaro-bank。It'sDaveTuttwhobringsupthematterwithsomeremarkshemakestouchin'thecrazy-hossconductofapartywhoworksovertothestagecompany'scorral。Thishoss-
　　hustleristhateccentriche'sediotic，an'isknownas'LocoedCharlie。'It'shimwhofinalfallsapreytoantsthattime。
　　"'An'it'smybelief，'assertsTutt，asheconcloodeshisrelationsoftheranikaboobreaksofthisparty，'thatifthisCharlie，speakin'minefashion，wastotakehisintellectsovertotheassayofficeinTucson，theywouldn'tshowhalfaounceofideetotheton；wouldn'tevenshowacolor。Whichhe'sshorelocoed。'
　　"'Speakin'ofbeinglocoedthata-way，'saysEnright，'recallsanincidentthattakesplacebackwhenI'mayearlin'an'assoomesmyfeeblepartintheMexicanWar。That'syearsago，butIdon'tknowofnothln'sadderthanthatstory，nothin'morerepleteofsobs。NotthatIweepstharat，forI'mathoughtlessan'acallousyooth，but，allthesame，itgloomsmeupaheap。'
　　"'Isitalovestory，DaddyEnright？'asksFaroNell，alleager，an'
　　bendin'towardsEnrightacrossthelayout。
　　"'Itshowsbrandsan'y'earmarksassech，Nellie，'saysEnright；
　　'lovean'locomakesuptheheftofit。'
　　"'Thentellit，'urgesFaroNell。'I'mactooallyhungerin'foralovestory，'an'shereachesdownan'squeezesCherokee'shandonderthetable。
　　"Cherokeesqueezeshers，an'turnshisdealboxonitssidetoshowthar'snogamegoin'，an'leansbackwiththerestofustolisten。
　　BlackJack，whoknowshismissiononthisearth，bringsoverabottlewithglassesall'round。
　　"'Yere'stoyou，Nellie，'saysTexasThompson，asweshovesthenose-paintabout。'WhilethatdivorceedictmywifewinsbackinLaredomodifiesmyinterestinlovetales，an'whereasIdon'tfeelthemthrillsaswasthehabitofmeonct，still，inasubdooedwayI
　　candrinkhappinesstoyou。'
　　"'Texas，'saysBoggs，settin'downhisglassan'bendin'aeyefullofindignantreproachonThompson；'Texas，beforeI'dgivewaytosechonmanlyweakness，jestbecausemywife'sdonestampeded，I'dj'inethechurch。Sechmushfromacow-manisdisgraceful。You'llcomedowntoherdin'sheepifyoukeepsonsurrenderin'yourse'ftosechsloppybluffs。'
　　"'Seeyere，Dan，'retortsThompson，an'hiseyeturnsredonBogs；
　　'myfeelin'smaybebowedonderlosseswhichsechnachersasyoursistoocoarsetofeel，butyoucangambleyourbottomdollar，jestthesame，Iwillstillresentinsultin'criticisms。Iadvisesyoutobecarefulan'getyourchipsdownrightwhenyouaddressesme，oryoumayquitloseronthedeal。'
　　"'Nowyou'reacoupleoffinethree-year-olds!breaksinJackMoore。
　　'Yerewebe，allonbuckledan'fraternal，an'EnrightonthebrinkofaloveromancebytheardentrequestsofNell，an'youtwolonghornshastocomeprancin'outan'gopawin'fortrouble。Youknowmightywell，Texas，thatBoggsisyourfriendan'thelastgenttogoharassin'youwithcontoomely。'
　　"'Rightyoube，Jack，'saysBoggsplentyprompt；'ifmyremarkstoTexasisabrupt，orbetraysheat，it'sdootothefactthatitexasperatesmetoseethemostelevatedgentincamp——forsoIholdsTexasThompsontobe——madedesolatebythewildbreaksofaladywhodon'tknowherownmind，an'mightylikelyain'tgotnomindtoknow。'
　　"'IreckonsI'mwrong，Dan，'saysThompson，turnin'apol'getic。'Letitallgotothediskyard。I'mthatpeevishIsimplyain'tfittostayyerenorgoanywhereelse。Iain'tbeenthesamepersonsincemywiferunscimmaronthattimean'demandssaidsep'ration。'
　　"'Bein'I'mamarriedman，'remarksDaveTutt，sorto'gen'ral，butswellin'outhischestan'puttin'onalotofdogatthesametime，'an'weddedtoTucsonJennie，thesamebein'moreorlessknown，I
　　declinesallpartic'pationindiscussionstouchin'thesex。Icould，however，yoonitewithyou-allinanotherdrink，an'yerebysu'geststhesalve。Barkeep，it'syourplay。'"'That'sallrightaboutanotherdrink，'saysFaroNell，'butIwantstostatethatI
　　sympathizeswithTexasinthemwrongs。Ihasmyviewsofafemalewhowouldupan'abandonagentlikeTexasThompson，an'Iexplainsitonlyonthetheerythatsheshorelymusthavebeencopperedinhercradle。'
　　"'Nellieonderstandsmyfeelin's，'saysTexas，an'he'splumbmournful，'an'Iowesherforthemutterances。However，onsecondthought，an'evenifitisalovetale，ifEnrightwillresoomehisrelationstouchin'thateepisodeoftheMexicanWar，IfiggersthatitmaydivertmefromthemdivorcegriefsIalloodesto。An'，atanyrate，winorlose，IassuresEnrighthiseffortswillberegyarded。'
　　"OldManEnrighttakeshisseegyaroutofhismouthan'rousesupabit。He'sbeenwroppedinthoughtdoorin'theargymentsofBoggsan'
　　Thompson，likehe'stryin'torememberafar-offpast。AsThompsonmakeshisappeal，hebracesup。
　　"'NowthatDanan'Texashasceasedbuckin'，'saysEnright，'an'
　　eachhasallfourfeetontheground，I'lltryan'recallthemdetails。AsIremarks，itstowardsthecloseoftheMexicanWar。
　　WhateverI'mdoin'inthatcarnageisaconundrumthat'sneverbeensolved。Ihadhardlyshedmymilkteeth，an'wasonly'levenhandshighatthetime。An'Iain'tsostrongphysical，butIfeelstheweightofmyspurswhenIwalks。AsIlooksbacktoit，Imusthavebeenaboutasvalyooableanaidtothegov'ment，asthefifthkyardinapokerhandwhenfourofakindisheld。Themostpartialan'
　　besottedofcriticswouldhaveconcededthatifI'dbeenleftoutentire，thatwarcouldn'thavesufferedmaterialchargesinitsresults。However，togetfor'ard，forIseesthatNellie'spatiencebeginstomillan'showsymptomsofcomin'stampede。
　　"'It'satthecloseofhostil'ties，'goesonEnright，'an'thecompanyI'mwithislayin'upinthehillsaboutfortymilesbackfromVeraCruz，dodgin'yellowfever。Wewascavalry，whatthefolksinTennesseecallsa"crittercompany，"an'，hailin'mostlyfromthatmeetropolisoritsvicinity，wewasknowntoourse'fsatleastasthe"PineKnotCavaliers。"Thar'salittleMexicanvillagewherewebethat'scalledthe"PlazaPerdita。"An'sowelaystharatthePlazaPerdita，waitin'forordersan'transportationtotakeusbacktotheStates。
　　"'Whichmostlikelywe'replantedatthisvillageaboutamonth，an'
　　theMexicansisbeginnin'togetusedtous，an'weonourpartsisplayin'monte，an'eatin'frijoles，an'accommodatin'ourse'fstothesimplelifeoftheplace。Onctaweekthechaplainpreachestous。HeholdsthatMexicoisapaganland，an'，entertainin'thisidee，hecertainlydoesmakeonusualeffortstokeepourmoralsclose-herded，an'oursoulsbunchedan'bandedupintheChristianfaith，asexpressedbytheBaptis'church。Candor，however，compelsmetosaythatthisyerepulpitpersoncan'tbedeescribedasaheavywinnerontheplay。'"'Wasyou-allsoawfulbad？'asksFaroNell。
　　"'No，'repliesEnright，'weain'tsobadnone，butourconductisaheaponhampered，whichisthesamethingtothechaplain。Hegivesitoutemphatic，afterbein'withthePineKnotCavaliersoverayear，thatheplumbdespairsofusbecomin'christians。'
　　"'Whateverdoeshelaydownonyou-alllikethatfor？'saysFaroNell。'Couldn'tasoldierbeachristian，DaddyEnright？'
　　"'Why，Ireckonshemight，'saysEnright，he'pin'himse'ftoadrink；'asoldiercouldheachristian，Nellie，butafterallitain'tnecessary。
　　"'Still，we-alllikesthechaplainbecausethemministrationsofhisisentertainin'，an'，forthatmatter，helikesusalot，an'inmorereelaxedmomentsallowsweain'tsoplumbcrim'nal——merelylooselikeonp'intsofdoctrine。'
　　"'Baptis'folksisshorestrongondoctrines，'saysTutt，coincidin'
　　inwithEnright。'Iknowsthatmyse'f。Doctrineistheirlongsuit。
　　They'llgotoanylen'thsfordoctrines，youhearme!Iremembersonceridin'intoahamletbackintheKaintuckymountains。Tharain'tonehundredpeopleinthevillage，corralcount。An'yetI
　　notestwochurchedifices。
　　"You-allisplentyopulentonsanctooaries，"IsaystothebarkeepatthetavernwhereIcampsforthenight。"It'ssurprisin'，too，whenyouconsidersthesizeoftheherd。Whatbethetwodeenom'nationsthatworshipsatthemstructures？"
　　"'"BothBaptis'，"saysthebarkeep。
　　"'"Whyever，sincethey'reridin'thesamerangean'runnin'thesamebrand，"Isays，"don'ttheycombinelikecattlefolksan'worktheirround-upstogether？"
　　"'"Theysplitsondoctrine，"saysthebarkeep；"youcouldn'tget'emtogetherwithagun。TheydisagreesonAdam。ThatoutfitinthevalleyholdsthatAdamwasallrightwhenhestarted，butlaterhestrucksomethingan'glancedoff；themuponthehillcontendsthatAdamwasahoss-thieffromthejump。An'tharyoube!Youcouldn'treeconcile'embetweennowan'thecrackofdoom。DoctrinestoaBaptis'thata-wayistheentirecheck-rack。"
　　"'Toag'inpickupsaidnarratif，'saysEnright，whenTuttsubsides，'atthep'intwhereDavecomesspraddlin'inwiththemonaskedreminiscences，Imaysaythatafirstsourceofpleasuretous，ifnotofprofit，whilewestaysatthePlazaPerdita，isapasselofMexicanoswithaburrotrainthatbringsusourpulquefromsome'ersbackfurtherintothehills。'"
　　"What'spulque？"Iinterjected。
　　ItwasplainthatmyoldgentlemanofcowsaslittlelikedmyinterruptionasEnrightlikedthatofthevolatileTutt。Hehidhisirritation，however，underanironpolitenessandexplained。
　　"Pulqueisadisapp'intin'formofbeverage，wharofittakesabar'ltogetagentdrunk，"heobserved。Andthen，withsomeseverity:"Itain'tformetopullnogunofcriticism，butI'mamazedthatapartyofyourattainments，son，isignorantofpulque。It's，asI
　　says，adrink，an'ittasteslikeglucosean'lookslikeyeast。Itcomesfromaplant，whattheMexicanscalls'maguey，'an'Peetscallsa'aloe。'Thepulquegatherersscoopsouttheblossomofthemagueywhileit'sabud。Theyleavestheplacehollow；whatwood-
　　choppersbackinTennessee，whenI'macolt，deescribesas'bucketin'thestump。'Thisyerehollowfillsupwithoozin'sap，an'theMexicandipsouttwogallonsadayankeepsitupforamonth。That'sstraight，sixtygallonsfromonemagueybeforeeveritquitsan'refoosestofurtherturnthegame。That'spulque，an'whenthemGreasersgathersit，theyputsitintoapigskin-skinnedcomplete，thepigis；thempulducreceptaclesismadeoftheentirebarkoftheanamile。Whenthepulque'sinside，theypacksit，backdownan'hungbyallfourlaigstothesaddle，apigskinoneachsideoftheburro。It'sgatheredtheevenin'previous，an'broughtintocampinthenightsoastokeepitcool。
　　"WhenI'machild，an'beforeeverIconnectsmyse'fwiththecowtrade，ifthar'saweddin'，we-allhaswhatthefolkscallsa'infare，'an'IcanrememberaoldladyfromtheNo'thwhocontreebutestotheseyerefestivalsadrinkshecalls'sproocebeer。'An'pulque，beforeittakestofrettin'an'fermentin'
　　'round，inthempigskins，remindsmeamightysightofthatsproocebeer。Lateritmostlikelyremindsyouofthepigskin。
　　"Mexicanbarkeeps，whentheysellspulque，aimstodisposeofittwoglassesataclatter。Itgivestheirconceitachancetospreaditse'fan'show。Thepulqueisinatubdownbackofthebar。ThisyerevainMexicanseizestwoglassesbetweenhisfirstan'secondfingers，an'withafingerineachglass。Thenhedips'emfullback-handed；an'allerscomesupwiththebackofhishandan'thetwofingerscoveredwithpulque。Heclaps'emonthebar，eyesyouaheapsooperiorlikehe'saskin'youtonotewhataacc'rate，high-
　　gradebarkeepheis，an'thenraisin'hishand，heslatsthepulqueoffhisfingersintothetwoglasses。Ifhespattersadroponthebar，itshowshe'sabungler，onfitforhishighp'sition，an'
　　oughterbeoutonthehillstendin'goatsinsteadofdealin'pulque。
　　"Whatdotheydowiththesourpulque？Makemescalofit——asorto'
　　brandy，twohookersofwhichchangesyouintoarobber。No，thar'smightyfewstill-housesinMexico。Butthat'snoset-backtothemGreaserswhenthey'reouttoconstructmescal。AsarooleMexicansisslowanoninventive；butwhenthequestionbecomesthearrangementofsomethin'tobedrunkwith，they'replentyfertile。
　　Jestbythewayofrawmaterial，ifyou'llonlyconferonaMexicanakettle，ariflebar'l，asaddlecover，an'apigskinfullofsourpulque，he'llbeconductin'amescalstillinfullblastattheendofthefirsthour。ButtogobacktoEnright'syarn。
　　"'Theseyerepulquepeople，'saysEnriglit，'doesafa'rlyrapidcommerce。Forwhile，asyou-allmayknow，pulqueistamean'lacksinreeboundascomparedwithnose-paint，stillwhenpulqueisthebesttharis，thePineKnotCavaliersofthePlazaPerditainvestsheavilytharin。Thatpulque'sjestaboutastand-offforthechaplain'ssermons。"'It'sthefourthtripofthepulquesellers，whentheDonnaAnnashowsinthedoor。TheDonnaAnnaarriveswith'em；an'thewayshebosses'round，an'setsfiretothempulqueslaves，notifiesmethey'retheDonnaAnna'speonies。"'I'msorto'
　　pervadin'abouttheplazawhentheDonnaAnnaridesup。Thar'sanoldshe-wolfwithherwhosenameisMagdalena。I'mnotmyse'fwhattheycallsinSt。Looeya"connoshur"offemaleloveliness，an'it'sapitynowthatsomegiftedgentlikeDocPeetsyeredon'tseethisDonnaAnnathattime，so'shecoulddrawyouherpicture，verbal。
　　AllI'mabletostateisthatshe'sasbeautifulasacactusflower，an'asvivid。She'stallan'strongforaMexican，withavoicelikevelvet，gracefulasamountainlion，an'witheyesthat'ssoftan'
　　deepan'black，likeadeer's。She'sshorelyalovelymiracle，theDonnaAnnais，an'asdarkan'aswarman'asfulloflifeasanightinJoone。She'softhegrande，forthemuleshe'sridin'，gent-fashion，isworthfortyponies。Itscoatissoft，an'shinylikethisyerewateredsilk，whileitsmanean'tailisbraidedwithahundredlittlersilverbells。TheDonnaAnnaisdressedhalfMexicanan'halfInjun，an'thar'slikewisearowofbellsaboutthewidebrimofherChihuahuahat。
　　"'Thar'smebbyahalf-dozenofusstandin''roundwhentheDonnaAnnacomesup。Nacherally，we-allisinterested。TheDonnaAnna，bein'onlyeighteenan'aMexican，isnotabashed。Shewavesherhandan'says，"How!how!"Injunfashion。an'givesusawhiteflashofteethbetweenherredlips。Thenabandofnunscomesoutofalittleconvent，whichisoneofthepublicimprovementsofthePlazaPerdita，an'theyroundsuptheDonnaAnnaan'thewrinkledMagdalena，an'takes'emintocamp。TheDonnaAnnaan'theotheriscampedintheconventdoorin'thevisit。No，they'renotlockedupnorgyarded，an'theDonnaAnnacomesan'goesinan'outofthatconventasfreeasbirds。Thenuns，too，bowbeforeherlikeherownpeonies。
　　"'Thar'saLootenantJackSpencerwithus；hehailsfromfurtheruptheCumberlandthanme——some'ersnearNashville。He'slight-ha'redan'light-hearted，Spenceris；an'asstraightan'asstrongasapine-tree。S'cietyain'tthrowin'outnoskirmishlinesthemdays，an'ofcourseSpenceran'theDonnaAnnameetsupwitheachother；
　　an'fromtheonbrokenhourstheytharafterproceedstoinvestineachother'scompany，oneisjestifiedinassoomin'theyexperiencesatenderinterest。TheDonnaAnnacan'ttalkAmericano，butSpencerisasharponSpanish；an'youcanbetapony，ifhewasn't，he'dsettostudyin'thelanguagerightthar。
　　"'Nothin'muchisthoughtbythePineKnotCavaliersofan'
　　concernin'theattitoodesofSpenceran'theDonnaAnnatouchin'oneanother。
　　Loveitmightbe，an'lesswecaresforthat。Ourarmy，whenitain'tfightin'，ismakin'lovethroughouttheentireMexicanWar；
　　an'bythetimewe'reatthePlazaPerdita，love，mereeverydaylove，eitherasaemotionorexhibition，isplentycommonplace。An'
　　sonooneisinterested，an'noonekeepstabsonSpenceran'theDonnaAnna。
　　Which，ifanyonehad，he'dmostlikelygotag'instSpencer'sgun；
　　wharfore，it'saswellmebbythatthisyerelack-lusterfeelin'
　　prevails。
　　"'It'saboutthetenthdaysicicetheDonnaAnnagladdensusfirst。
　　OrderscomesupfromVeraCruzforthePineKnotCavalierstocomedowntothecoastan'embarkforNewOrleans。Thewordispassed，an'ourlittlejimcrowcampbuzzeslikebees，withusgettin'readytohitthetrail。Spencerasks"leave；"an'thensaddlesupan'
　　startsatonce。Hesayshe'sgotatrickortwototurninVeraCruzbeforewesails。That'sthelastwe-alleverbeholdsofLootenantJackSpencer。"'WhenSpencerdon'tshowupnoneinVeraCruz，an'
　　theshipthrowsloosewithouthim，he'smarked，"missin'，"onthecompany'sbooks。Ifhe'saprivate，now，itwouldhavebeen"deserted；"butbein'Spencer'sanofficer，theymakesit"missin'。"
　　An'theygetsitright，atthat；Spencerisshorelymissin'。Spencernotonlydon'tcomebacktoTennesseenone；hedon'tevensendnowordnormakesomuchasasignalsmoketoletonwharhe'sat。Thisyere，tosome，ismoreorlessdisapp'intin'。"'Thar'saladybackinTennesseewhichSpencer'smadeoverturesto。beforehegoestowarthattime，towed。Youngsheis；beautiful，high-grade，corn-
　　fed，an'allthat；an'comesofoneofthemostclean-bredfam'liesofthewholeCumberlandcountry。Iwillinterjectrightyeretosaythatthar'sladiesoftwosorts。Ifalovedone，tenderan'troo，turnsupmissin'atroll-call，an'thephenomenonain'taccompaniedwithexplanations，onesortthinkshe'squit，an'theotherthinkshe'skilled。Spencer'sinamorataisoftheformer。She'sgotwhattheneighborscalls"hosssense。"ShelistenstowhatlittletharistotellofSpencerfadin'fromourmidstthatPlazaPerditaday，shrugshershoulders，an'turnsherbackonSpencer'smem'ry。An'
　　thenextnewsyougetsisofhow，insideofthreemonths，shejumpssomegent——who'soffhisgyardan'islulledintofeelin'soffalsesecoority——ropes，throws，tiesan'wedshimaheap，an'hewakesuptofindhe'sagonefawn-skin，an'torealizehisperilafterhe'sonderitshoofs。That'swhatthisCumberlandladydoes。Imakesnocomments；Isimplyrelatesitan'opensadooran'letsherout。
　　"'I'mbackinTennesseemightynighayearbeforeeverIhearsag'inofLootenantJackSpencerofthePineKnotCavaliers。It'sthisa-
　　way:I'mstoppin'withmyoldgentnearWarwhoopCrossin'，thesamebein'asistervillagetoPineKnot，whenhe'srecalledtomyboyishmind。ItlookslikeSpencerain'tgotnokinnearerthanaaunt，an'
　　mebbyastragglin'herdofcousins。Heneverdoeshavenobrothersnorsisters；an'asforfathersan'mothersan'sech，theyallcashesinbeforeeverSpencerstampedesoffforskelpsinthatMexicanWaratall。"'TheseyerekinofSpencer'sstandshisabsenceca'mly，an'noonehearsoftheirsettin'upnights，orlosin'
　　sleep，wonderin'wherehe'sat。WhichIdon'treckonnowthey'dfelttheleastcur'ousconcernin'him——forthey'reascold-bloodedaschannelcatfish——ifitain'tthatSpencer'sgotwhatthemlawcoyotescallsa"estate，"an'thispropertysorto'pressestheirhands。Soitfallsoutlike，thatalongatthelastoftheyear，ablack-coatparty-lawyerheis-comesbreezin'uptomeinWarwhoopan'sayshe'sgottotrackthisyereSpencertohislastcamp，deadoralive，an'allowsI'dbettersignfortheround-upan'accompanytheexpeditionasguide，feclos'pheran'friend——kindo'go'longan'scoutforthecampaign。"'Twomonthslatermean'thatlawsharpisinthePlazaPerdita。Weheadsupforthepadre。It'smyviewfromthefirstdashoutentheboxthattheshortcuttofindSpenceristoacc'ratelydiscovertheDonnaAnna；sowemakesalineforthepadre。InMexico，thepriestsistheonlyfolkswhosaveysanythin'；
　　an'，asiftomakeupforthehoomiliatin'ignoranceofthebalanceoftheherd，an'promoteaaverage，theseyerepriestsjestaboutknowseverythin'。An'Ihashopesofthispartic'larpadrespeshul；
　　forInotesthat，doorin'themtimeswhenSpenceran'theDonnaAnnaisdazzlin'oneanotheratthePlazaPerdita，thepadreissorto'
　　keepin'casesonthedeal，an'tryin'aswellashecantoholdthebarsan'fencesupthroughsomecovertsteershevouchsafesfromtimetotimetotheoldMagdalena。"'No；youbetthispadredon'tatthattimewaxvocif'rousorp'intednoneaboutSpenceran'theDonnaAnna。Whichhe'safraidifhegetsobnoxiousthata-way，thePineKnotCavalierswillropehimupalotan'tradehimforbeef。Shoredon'tyou-allknowthat？Whenwe'redowninMexicothattime，witholdZachTaylor，an'needsmeat，wedon'tgoridin'ourmountstodeathcombin'thehillsforsteers。Allwedoesisroundupabandofpadres，ormonks，an'thentrade'emtotheirpar'lyzedcongregationsforcattle。Weusedtogetabouttensteersforapadre；an'wedolesoutthemdivines，oneatatime，asweneedsthebeef。It'sshorelyaaffectin'sighttoseethemparish'ners，withtearsrunnin'downtheirfaces，drivin'upthecattlean'takin'
　　themreligiousdirectorsoftheirsouto'hock。
　　"'Wefindsthepadreoutbackofhiswickeyup，trimmin'upagame-
　　cockthathe'smatchedtofightthenextday。Thepadreislittle，fat，round，an'amiableasowls。Nacherally，Ihastotranslateforhiman'thelawsport。
　　"'"Youdowelltocometome，mychildren，"hesays。"TheSenorJuan"——that'swhatthepadrecallsSpencer——"theSenorJuanisdead。
　　Itistendayssincehepassed。TheDonnaAnna？Shealsoisdeadan'
　　withtheSenorJuan。WemustgototheHaciendaTulorosa，whichisthehouseoftheDonnaAnna。Thatwillbeto-morrow。Meanwhile，whoistoprotectJuarez，mybelovedchicken，inhisbattlewhenIwillbeaway？Ah!Iremember!TheDonJoseMiguelwilldo。Heisskilfulofcocksofthegame。AlsohehasbetmoneyonJuarez；sohewillbefaithful。Therefore，to-morrow，mychildren，wewillgototheDonnaAnna'shouse。ThereIwilltellyouthestoryoftheSenorJuan。"
　　"'TheHaciendaTulorosaistwentymilesbackfurtherinthehills。
　　Thepadre，thelawsharpan'meisstartedbeforesun-up，an'agoodroad-gaitfetchesustotheHaciendaTulorosainacoupleofhours。
　　It'sthesortofaranchwhichahighgradeMexicanwithastrongbank-rollwouldthrowup。It'sbuiltall'roundacourt，withaflowergardenandafountaininthecentre。Aswecomesup，I
　　observestheoldMagdalenaprojectin'aboutthemaindoorofthecasa，stirrin'upsomelazypeoniestotheirdailytoil——which，tousetheword"toil，"however，inconnectionwithaGreaser，isplumbsarcastic。Thepadreleadsusintothecases，an'thebitter-lookin'
　　Magdalenahustlesussomegrub；afterwhichwe-allsmokesabit。
　　Thenthepadregetsupan'leadstheway。
　　"'"Come，mychildren，"saysthepadre，"Iwillshowyouthegraves。
　　ThenyoushallhearwhatthereisoftheSenorJuanan'theDonnaAnna。"
　　"'It'saset-back，'continyoosEnright，ashesignalsBlackJackthebarkeeptoshowushe'sawake；'it'sshorelyadisasterthatsomebook-instructedgentlikePeetsorColonelSterettdon'thearthispadrewhenhemakesthemrevelationsthatday。NotthatIoverlooksabet，ordon'trecall'emnone；butIain'tupholsteredwiththemeleganciesofdictionneededtodo'emjusticenow。Mylanguageisroodean'corruptedwithyearsofsechsurroundin'sascattlean'
　　kyards。It'stoodeeplyfreightedwiththeslangoftheplainsan'
　　thefaro-bankstolayforthataleoflovean'tenderness，astheo'casiondemands。Ofcourse，Icanreadan'writecommonweek-dayprint；butwhenthar'sacallformore，I'mmightynearasillit'ratethata-wayasBoggs。'
　　"'Which，asyousu'gests，I'mplumbignorant，'admitsBoggs，'butitain'tthefaultnoneofmybringin'upneither。ItjestlookslikeI
　　nevercanlearnprintnohowwhenI'myoung。I'msimplybornbook-
　　shy，an'isterrifiedatschoolsfrommycradle。An'，say!I'myeretoexpressmyregretsatthemweaknesses。IfIwasaeddicatedgentlikeDocPeetsis，youcanputdownallyouhas，I'dbethecunnin'estwolfthateveryelpsinCochiseCounty。'
　　"'An'tharain'tnodoubtofthat，Boggs，'observesEnright，ashereorganizestogoaheadwiththemDonnaAnnamem'riesofhis。'WhichifyouonlyhasahalfofPeets'gamenow，you'dbethehardestthing——mental——toridethateverinvadestheSouthwest。Nacherally，an'inawildan'ontrainedway，you'rewise。Buttorcsoome:AsmuchasIcan，I'llgivethepadreinhisownwords。Hetakesusoutonderahuddleofpinetrees，wherethar'stwogravessidebyside，an'withabigcrossofwoodstandin'gyardatthehead。Thar'squiteaheapo'rocks，aboutasbigasyourshethand，heapedupon'em。It'stheMexicansdoesthat。EveryGreaserwhogoesby，saysapray'r，an'tossesarockonthegrave。Whenwe-alliscampedcomfortable，thepadrebegins。
　　"'"ThisisthatwhichwaswiththeSenorJuanandtheDonnaAnna，"
　　hesays。"Theyadoredeachotherwiththeirhearts。Itwasmanymonthsagowhen，fromthePlazaPerdita，theycametogetherheretotheDonnaAnna'shouse，theHaciendaTulorosa。WhowastheDonnaAnna？HermotherwasanIndian，aNavajo，andthechildofaheadman。HerfatherwastheSenorRavel，acaptainofwarhewas，andtheAmericanosslewhimatBuenaVista。No；theywerenotmarried，thefatherandthemotheroftheDonnaAnna。Butwhatthen？TherearemorechildrenthanweddingsinMexico。AlsothemotheroftheDonnaAnnawasaNavajo。TheCaptainRavellongagobroughthertotheHaciendaTulorosaforherhome——herandtheDonnaAnna。Butthemotherlivednotlong，fortheIndiandiesinahouse。Thisisyearsgoneby；andtheDonnaAnnaalwayslivedattheCasaTulorosa。"'No；
　　theSenorJuanandtheDonnaAnnadonotmarry。Theymight；buttheSenorJuanbecamelikealittlechild-muchachito。Thiswaswithinafewdaysafterhecamehere。Thenheliveduntiltendaysago；butalwaysalittlechild。"'WhentheSenorJuanisdead，theDonnaAnnasendsforme。TheSeuorJuanisreadyforthegravewhenIarrive。'
　　IsittoburyhimthatIcome？'Iask。'No；itistoburyme，'saystheDonnaAnna。Ah!shewasverybeautiful!theDonnaAnna。Youshouldhaveseenher，mychildren。"'WhentheSenorJuanislaidaway，theDonnaAnnatellsmeall。'Hecame，theSenorJuan，'saystheDonnaAnna，'andIgavehimallmylove。ButinadayhewastohavegonetohishomefarawaywiththeAmericanos。ThenIwouldnevermoreseehimnorhearhim，andmysoulwouldstarveanddie。
　　There，too，wasaSenorita，anAmericana；shewouldhavemyplace。
　　Father，whatcouldIdo？Igavehimthelocotodrink；notmuch，butitwasenough。Thenhismemorysankandsank；andheforgottheSenoritaAmericana；andherememberednottogoawaytohishome；
　　andhebecamelikealittlechildwithme。Thegoodlocodroveeveryonefromhisheart；andallfromhismind-all，saveme，theDonnaAnna。Iwastheearthandthelifetohim。Andso，nightandday，sincehecameuntilnowhedies，myarmsandmyhearthavebeenabouttheSenorJuan。AndIhavebeenvery，veryhappywithmymuchachito，theSenorJuan。Yes，Iknewhewouldgo；becausenonemaylivewhodrinkstheloco。Butitwouldbemonths；andIdidnotcare。Hewouldbemine，evermyown，theSenorJuan；forwhenhedied，couldInotdieandfollowhim？Wewerehappythesemonthswiththeflowersandthefountainandeachother。Iwashappierthanhe；forIwaslikethemother，andhelikealittlechild。Butitwasmuchpeacewithlove!Andwewillbehappyagainto-morrowwhenIgowherehewaitstomeetme。Father，youaretoremainoneday，andseethatIamburiedwiththeSeniorJuan。'"Then，"goesonthepadre，"IsaytotheDonnaAnna，'IfyouaretoseektheSenorJuan，youwillfirstkneelinprayerandinconfession，andhavethepartingritesofthechurch。'ButtheDonnaAnnawouldnot。'IwillgoaswenttheSenorJuan，'shesays；'elseImayfindanotherheavenandwemaynotmeet。'NorcouldImovetheDonnaAnnafromherresolution。'TheSenorJuanisahereticandmustnowbeinperdition，'Isay。'ThenwillI，too，gothere，'repliestheDonnaAnna，'forwemustbetogether；IandtheSenorJuan。HeismineandIwillnotgivehimuptobealonewiththefiendsorwiththeangels。'SoIsaynomoretotheDonnaAnnaofthechurch。
　　"'"OnthedaytofollowtheburialoftheSenorJuan，itisintheafternoonwhentheDonnaAnnacomestome。Oh!shewastwicelovely!
　　'Father，'shesays，'Icometosaymyadios。WhenthehourisdoneyouwillseekmebythegraveofmySenorJuan。'Thensheturnstogo。'Andadiostoyou，mydaughter，'Isay，asshedepartsfrommyview。AndsoIsmokemycigars；andwhenthehourisdone，IgoalsotothegraveoftheSenorJuan——thenewgrave，justmade，withitslowhillofwarm，freshearth。
　　"'"True!itwasasyouguess。There，withherfaceonthatlittleroundofheaped-upearth，laytheDonnaAnna。AndallthebloodofherhearthadmaderedthegraveofherSenorJuan。Thelittleknifeshediedbywasstillinherhand。No，Idonotfearforthem，mychildren。Theyarewiththegood；theDonnaAnnaandherSenorJuan。
　　Theywereguiltlessofallsavelove；andthegoodGoddoesnotpunishlove。"'"
　　CHAPTERXIV。
　　HowJackRaineyQuit。
　　"Customary，wehasoursocialround-upsintheRedLight，"observedtheOldCattleman；"whichImentionsonceitdoesusforaclub。We'reallgarneredintosaidfoldthattimewhenDaveTutttellsushowthisyereJackRaineyquitsout。"'Raineygetsdowned，'saysTutt，'mainlybecausehissystem'sobscoore，an'
　　itchancesthatastrangerwhofindshimse'funmeshedtharintakesitplumbombrageous；an'pendin'explanations，getstangledupwithapardofRainey's，goestoagunplay，an'allaccidentalan'
　　casooalRaineywingshiswaytothemregionsoftheblest。"'NowI
　　allersholds，'goesonTutt，'an'stillswingsan'rattleswiththatdecision，thatit'smannerstoaskstrangerstodrink；an'thatnogent，onlesshe'sasky-pilotorpossessesscrooplesotherwise，hasarighttorefoose。Muchlesshasagent，bein'thuss'licitedtolicker，anylicensetotakeithostilean'allowhe'sinsulted，an'
　　layforhisentertainerswithweepons。'"'Well，Idon'tknow，neither，'saysTexasThompson，who'saheapdispootatiousan'allersspraddlin'inoneverychanceforanargyment。'Thar'saparty，nowdeceasedawholelot——theStranblersoverinSocorrosorto'
　　chaperonesthisyeregenttoacottonwoodan'excloodestheairfromhislungswithalariatformebbyit'sanhour-an'thispartyI'malloodin'at，whichhisnameisFowler，isplumbmurderous。Now，it'sfrequentwithhimwhenhe'sselectedavictimthata-way，an'
　　whilehe'sbickerin'withhimuptothekillin'p'int，toinvitesaidsacrificetotakeadrink。Whenthey'reag'instthebar，thisyereFowlerwe-allstrangleswouldpouroutaglassofwhiskeyan'
　　chuckitintheeyesofthatonfortunatehe'souttodown。Ofcourse，whilethisparty'sblindwiththenose-paint，he'seasy；an'
　　Fowlertharupone'llectshisskelpinmanner，forman'timetosuithistastes。NowItakesitthatmannersdon'tinsistnoneonnogentfrontin'uptoabarontheinviteofsechfelonsasFowler，whenadrinkthata-waymeansaspeshulshort-cuttothetomb。'"'Allthisyeremaybetroo，'repliesTutt，'butit'saexception。WhatI
　　insistsis，Texas，thatspeakin'widean'freean'notallowin'noneforsportsoftheFowlerbrand，it'smannerstoaskstrangerstostandinonwhatbeveragesisgoin'；thatit'slikewisemannersforsaidstrangerstoaccept；an'itshowsthatbothsidesconcernedthariniswellbroughtupbytheirfolks。Sechp'litenessismanners，goin'an'comin'，whichbringsmewithgracefulswoopsbacktohowJackRaineygetsshotup。'"'But，afterall，'breaksinTexasag'in，forhefeelswranglesome，'mannersisfrequentaquestionofwhereyoube。What'smannersinSt。LooeymaybebadjedgmentinTexas；sameassomecommoonitiesplaysstraightsinpoker，whilethar'sregionswherestraightsisbarred。'
　　"'TexasisdeadrightabouthisStatethata-way，'saysJackMoore，who'sheedin'ofthetalk。'Mannersisaheapmoreinex'rableinTexasthanotherplaces。IrecallshowI'mgalivantin''roundinthePanhandlecountry——it'syearsagowhenI'myoungan'recent——an'asI'mridin'alongsouthoftheCanadianoneday，Idiscernsaponyan'agentan'afire'，an'whatlookslikeayearlin'calftieddown。IknowstheponyforLemWoodruff'scayouse，an'headsovertosay"Howdy"toLem。He'sabouthalfamileaway；whenofasuddenhestandsup——he'sbeenbendin'overtheyearlin'witharunnin'ironinhishand——an'givesawhoopan'makessomecopiousreferencestowardsmewithhishands。Iwonderswhatforagamehe'sputtin'
　　up，an'whateverisallthisyeresign-languagelikelytomean；butIkeepsridin'for'ard。It'sthenthisWoodruffstepsovertohispony，an'takin'hisWinchesteroffthesaddle，cutsdownwithitinmydirection，an'onhooksher——"Bang!"Thebulletraisesthedustoveraboutfiftyyardstotheright。NacherallyIpullsupmyponytoconsiderthisconduct。WhileI'msettin'thartryin'tofiggeroutWoodruff'ssystem，thargoesthatWinchesterag'in，an'astreakofdustliftsup，say，fiftyyardstotheleft。IthenseesLemobjectstome。Idon'tlikenogenttogocarpin'an'criticisin'atmewithagun；buthavin'aWinchesterthata-way，thisyereWoodruffcanoverplaymewithonlyasix-shooter，soIquitshiman'
　　ridescontemptuousaway。AsIwithdraws，hehangshisrifleonhissaddleag'in，picksuphisrunnin'ironall'goesbackcontentan'
　　allserenetohismaverick。'""Whatisamaverick？"Iasked，interruptingmyfriendintheflowofhisnarration。"Why，I
　　s'posed，"heremarked，abittestilyatbeinghalted，"ashowevenshorthornsan'tenderfeetknowswhatmavericksis。Mavericks，son，iscalveswhichgetssep'ratedfromtheoldcows，theirmothers，an'
　　ain'tbeenbrandednoneyet。They'rebetswhichtheround-upsoverlooks，an'don'tgetmarked。Ofcourse，whentheydriftsfromtheirmothers，eachcalfforhimse'f，an'nobrandsnory'earmarks，noonecantellwhosecalvestheybe。Theyain'tbranded，au'theoldcowsain'tthartoidentifyau'endorse'em，an'tharyoustandsinignorance。Them'smavericks。"Itallcomes，"hecontinuedinfurtherelucidationofmavericks，"whencattlebrandsisfirstinventedinTexas。Theowners，whosecattleisallmixedupontheranges，callsameetin'todecideonbrands，soeachgent'llknowhisownwhenhecrossesupwithit，an'won'tgettoburnin'powderwithhisneighborsoverasteerwhichbreedsan'fostersdoubts。
　　Aftereverypartyannounceswhathisbrandan'y'earmarkwillbe，all'thesameisputdowninthebook，aoldlonghornnamedMaverickaddressesthemeetin'，an'putsitupifsobethar'snoobjection，nowtheyallhasbrandsbuthim，he'lllethiscattlelopewithoutmarkin'，an'everygent'llsaveysaidMaverick'scattlebecausetheywon'thavenobrand。Cattlewithoutbrands，thata-way，istobelongtoMaverick，that'sthescheme，an'asnooneseesnoreasonwhynot，theyletsoldMaverick'sproposalgoasitlays。
　　"An'tocuthershort，forobv'ousreasons，itain'tnotimebeforeMaverick，claimin'alltheonbrandedcattle，hasherdsonherdsof'em；whereasthar'sgoodauthoritywhichstatesthatwhenhemakeshisbluffaboutnothavin'nobrandthattime，allthecattleoldMaverickhasisatriflin'bunchofMexicansteersan'nosemblancesofcowsinhisoutfit。Fromwhichonpromisin'，nottosaybarren，beginnin'，Maverickownsthousandsofcattleattheendoftenyears。Itallprovokesaheapofmerrimentan'scorn。An'eversincethatday，onmarkedan'onbrandedcattleiscalled'mavericks。'Buttogobackag'intowhatJackMooreisremarkin'aboutthisyereoutlaw，Woodruff，who'sbeenbustin'awaytowardsJackwithhisWinchester。
　　"'It'saweeklater，'goesonJackMoore，'whenIencountersthissportWoodruffinHoward'sstoreoverinTascosa。Istandshimupan'askswhateverhe'sshootin'meupforthatdayneartheSerritalaCruz。
　　"'"WhichIneverseesyounohow，"repliesthisyereWoodruff。
　　laughin'。"InevercutsdownonyouwithnoWinchester，forifI
　　did，I'dgotyouawholelot。Youbein'yereallpetulantan'
　　irritatedismightygoodproofIneverisshootin'noneatyou，Butbein'you'renewtotheCanadiancountryan'toTexas，letmegiveyouafewp'intersoncowettyquettean'rangemanners。Wheneveryounotesagentafaroffwithafiregoin'an'ayearlin'throwedan'
　　hawg-tiedreadytomarkupaheapwithhisownprivatehieroglyphics，don'tyou-allgopesterin''roundhim。Heain'tgoodcompany，sechagentain't。Don'tgonearhim。It'sag'inthelawinTexastobrandcalveslonelyan'forlornthata-way，withoutstoppin'toherd'emovertosomewell-knowncorral，an'thepunishmentitthreatens，bein'severalyearsinHuntsville，makesagentwhenhe'sviolatin'itaheapmisanthropic，an'hedon'thungernoneforfolkstocomeridin'uptoseeaboutwhateverhereckonshe'sat。Mebbylaterthemvisitorsgetsropedupbeforeaco't，orjury，totellwhatevertheymayknow。So，asIsays，an'merelystatin'agreattroothinTexasettyquette，yereafteronbeholdin'afellow-bein'withacalflaidouttomark，don'tgonearhimalittlebit。It'smannerstoturnyourbackontohiman'ignorehimplumbsevere。He'sacrim'nal，an'anyse'f-respectin'gentisjestifiedinrefoosin'toaffiliatewithhim。Wherefore，yourideawayfromeveryoutcastyoutracksupag'instwhoisengagedlikeyousaysthisonknownpartyisthedayhefetchesloosehisWinchesteratyouoverbytheSerritalaCruz。"
　　"That'swhatthisWoodruffsays，"concloodesJack，windin'uphisinterruption，"aboutwhat'smannersinTexas；an'whenit'smadeexplicitthataway，Iseestheforceofhisp'sition。Woodruffan'
　　mebuysnose-paintforeachother，shakeshearty，an'dropsthediscussion。Butitshorelycomestothis:manners，asTexasdeclar's，issometimesbornofgeography，an'whatgoesforpolishan'thep'liteplayinSt。LooeymaynotdononeforTexas。'
　　"'Mightylikely，'saysOldManEnright，'whatTexasThompsonan'
　　JackMooreinterjecksyereisdeadc'rrect；butafterallthisquestionaboutwhat'smannersis'waytoonesideofthemaintrail。
　　Itharforesu'gestsatthiscrisisthatBlackJackdohisbestwithabottle，an'wheneverygenthasgothisp'ison，DaveTuttproceedsfor'ardwiththekillin'ofthisJackRainey。'"'Goin'onastosaidRainey，'observesTutt，followin'themremarksofEnright，'asI
　　explainswhenTexasan'Moorerunsmedownwiththeminterestin'
　　outbreaks，Raineygetsag'institoverinajimcrowcampcalledLido；an'thisyereisalongspellago。"'Raineyturnsinan'
　　charterseverybarinLido，an'getshisbrandontoallthenose-
　　paint。He'souttogivethecampanorgy，an'notagentcanspendasplinterorloseachiptoanybarforaweek。Them'sJackRainey'scommands。Asportordershisfortydrops，an'thebarkeeppricksitontoatab；attheendofaweekJackRaineysettlesallalongtheline，an'the"saturnalia，"ashistorianscalls'em，isover。I
　　mightaddthatJackRaineygiveswaytotheseyerecharitiesonceayear，anthecampofLidoisplumbusedthartoan'approvestharof。
　　"'Onthissado'casionwhenJackRaineygetskilled，thisyoreexcellentcustomheinventsisinfullswing。Thar'snoticesprintedplentybig，an'postedupineverydrink-shopfromthedancehalltotheSunflowersaloon；whichtheyreadsasfollowsRUIN!RUIN!RUIN!
　　CUTLOOSE!
　　JACKRAINEYMAKESGOOD
　　ALLDRINKS
　　FOR
　　ONEWEEK。NAMEYOURPOISON!
　　"'Atthisyeretime，it'sabouthalfthroughJackRainey'sweek，an'thepop'laceofLido，inconsequence，isplumbhappyan'
　　content。They'reholdin'co'tatthetime；thesamebein'thefirstjestice，legal，whichisdealtoutinLido。'
　　"'An'doyou——allknow，'putsinDanBoggs，who'slistenin'toTutt，'I'mmightydistrustfulofco'ts。Yougotoholdin'of'em，an'itlookslikeeverybodygetswroughtuptofrenzyontillifewherethemforumsisheldain'tsafeforasecond。Ishallshorelydeplorethedaywhenaco'tgoestoopenin'itsgameinWolfville。It's"adios"
　　tolibertyan'peacean'safetyfromthattime。'
　　"'Youcangoayellowstack，'remarksTexasThompson，whosetsthanplumbloquaciousan'locoedtogetinaspeech，'thatBoggssizesuprightaboutthemtriboonals。They'rcadisturbin'elementinanycommoonity。IknowedatowninTexaswhichisthatpeacefulit'spastoral——that'swhatitis，it'slikeasheep-fold，it'ssomcckan'easy——ontilonedaytheyupsan'playsaco'tan'jedgean'juryonthatcamp；ringsinaherdoflawsharps，an'apasselofrangerswithWinchesterstobackthedeal。Thetown'sthatfrettedtharatitgetsfullofnose-painttothebrim，an'thenhopsintothestreetforgen'ralpracticewithitsguns。Inthemornin'theround-upshowstwodeadan'fivewounded，an'allforopenin'co'tonanoutfitwhichistoofrailtostandthestrainofsomuchjusticetostandonexpected。'"'AsI'mengagedinremarkin'，'saysTutt，afterBoggsan'Texasisredoocedtoquietag'in——Tuttbein'marriedmostlikelyisusedtointerruptions，an'isshorepatientthata-way——
　　'asIstates，they'reholdin'co't，an'thisdaytheyemancipatesfromprisonapartynamedCaribouSam。TheytriestoprovethisCaribouSamisahoss-thief，butcouldn'tfillonthedraw，an'soCaribouworksfreeof'eman'iswhattheycalls"'quitted。"
　　"'AssoonaseverthemarshaltakesthehobblesoffthisCaribouSam——he'sbeenheldacaptifoffsome'ersan'ispackedintoLidoondergyardtobetriedalot——thisyoremalefactorcomesbulgin'
　　intotheSunfloweran'declar'sforfire-water。Thebarkeepdealstohim，an'CaribouSamisassuaged。